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Private real estate sales in the context of succession cases and own-use

Recently, a number of new court rulings with respect to private sales transactions involving real estate were disclosed. The courts ruled on whether […]

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Online Banking - Bank statements should be regularly backed up

These days, bank transactions are being performed more and more frequently via smartphones or PCs. Admittedly, the credit institutions regularly place […]

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Tax planning by means of a usufruct in favour of children

The transfer of a source of income to (under-age) children via the establishment of a gratuitous usufruct has to be recognised for tax purposes if no […]

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Documentary evidence of arrival for intra-Community deliveries – Using the EMCS procedure

Under the German VAT Implementing Ordinance, a business owner can provide documentary evidence of the arrival of intra-Community deliveries for the […]

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Netflix and Spotify – Price-adjustment clauses are ineffective

In their terms and conditions of use, streaming services such as Netflix and Spotify have granted themselves the right to adjust their prices from […]

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Acquisition of the family home – Extent of inheritance tax concession under review

In accordance with the provision of Section 13(1) no. 4c sentence 1 of the Inheritance Tax Act (Erbschaft­steuergesetz, ErbStG), upon succeeding into […]

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New requirements for the audit of IT systems in accordance with ISA DE 315

The requirements of a new auditing standard are creating challenges for auditors and therefore, indirectly, also for their clients. The ISA DE 315 […]

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Business intelligence solutions for enhanced business process monitoring

In the present digital era, businesses are generating vast amounts of data that provide valuable insights and can enable informed decision-making. […]

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House sale following a divorce – Transferring half a property can release speculative gains

Recently, the Federal Fiscal Court (Bundesfinanzhof, BFH) decided that a taxable private capital gain is generated when, in the context of the […]

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E-invoicing in Germany – Preparations are required

In a previous article we already had a report on the EU’s VAT in the Digital Age (ViDA) initiative and plans by the EU Commission to […]

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